No. 758 in Catalan
mar
Sea.
In a sentence
El mar és tranquil avui.
The sea is calm today.
Here 'mar' is used in its primary meaning as a noun referring to a large body of salt water, 'sea'.
M'agradaria visitar un poble mariner.
I would like to visit a seaside village.
In this sentence, 'mariner' is an adjective derived from 'mar', referring to something pertaining to the sea, such as a seaside location.
Les onades del mar fan un so relaxant.
The waves of the sea make a relaxing sound.
'Mar' specifies the origin of the waves, linking to the sea as the source of the natural phenomenon described.
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